The Nets reversed the Beatles in a battle at the top and bottom of the Eastern Conference today, the first win the Nets won after Harden's absence this season. In fact, the Nets started well today, and they led by 31-24 by 7 points in the first quarter. However, in the second and third quarters, the Pistons at the bottom of the East played a momentum, first playing a 33-29 net, then another 34-26, gradually turning the situation around. At the crucial moment, Durant stepped forward, he slashed 51 points, and led the Nets to a 30-13 offensive attack in the final quarter to win.
After the Nets reversed the Pistons, Durant made a statement about Harden. Durant said: "Harden is an important part of our attack and defense, when Harden is not there, I need to take on more scoring responsibility, we actively change defenses when the opponent is blocking, in order to block the opponent's attack." At the same time, we try to run in order to find better opportunities to score points easily. Durant also said the Pistons saw they were missing point guards and put a lot of pressure on the Nets defense, but he overcame the odds and delivered a game-high 9 assists, which was nice.
Nash and Mills have different views on the game. Nash spoke out after the game, saying: "Durant's 51 points is really incredible, but we still win this game defensively. We didn't play well in the first half and it was difficult to dribble through the half, but we stepped up our defence in the second half and made mistakes on our opponents, which showed our confidence and resilience. ”
As Manager Nash, he's in charge of the big picture, so he's focused on defense. Mills, as a general, is more direct in his statement, and he believes that the main reason for winning is Durant's play. Mills said: "Durant scored 51 points, which is a great achievement, he can lead by example on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, which has helped us a lot. So far this season, the Nets have had someone come forward in every game, sometimes Mills, sometimes Harden, sometimes Aldridge. Standing up today is young came came Cameron Thomas, who scored 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting, with plus-minus +27 being the highest in the game.
Durant has played a great show, he is the second player in the league so far this season to get a 50+, the last one was Curry. After scoring 51 points, Durant has improved his scoring average by 0.9 points per game this season, climbing from 28.5 to 29.4, continuing to rank first in the league. It looks like Durant has a good chance of winning the scoring game again this season. Seeing Durant's wonderful performance, Harden also responded. According to U.S. media reports, Harden high-fived Durant after the game and said to Durant: "You're the real MVP. ”
The Nets' next game is at home against the Raptors, and Durant said they will hold the home court and wait for Harden's return. As soon as Durant said this, how did he feel that Harden would have to rest in the next game?